Cabriole leg

US/ˈkæb.ɹi.oʊl/

noun

In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat.

OriginFrench cabriole ← Italian capriola →
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Meanings

nounCabriole leg (plural Cabriole legs)

plural Cabriole legs

  1. In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat.

Origin

  1. Italiancapriola
  2. Frenchcabriole“goat's leap”
  3. EnglishCabriole leg

From French cabriole (“goat's leap”), from Italian capriola.

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